Barbara Couture is leaving NMSU

NMSU Board of Regents
 (Photo-Vanessa Dabovich)

It’s another change in leadership for New Mexico State University. 

The NMSU board of Regents held a public meeting today announcing a mutually agreed upon separation with Barbara Couture. Couture initiated the separation by requesting annual leave last week with an official resignation earlier this afternoon. 

Barbara Couture

Couture is leaving NMSU to take a Senior Advisory position with The Association of Public and Land Grant Universities.

Couture will will be on administrative leave until December 31st and will be paid $450,000 per terms of mutual contract separation.

Regent President Mike Cheney says an interim president will be selected by October 15^th.  

Check back for full story from Newsbreak News Director, Vanessa Dabovich. 

Barbara Couture is leaving NMSU